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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1928

1,944 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 98

Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 8

Meeting of above held on Monday night last. Present: Ald. B. G. Millard (Mayor), C. J. Surman, J. Joughin, S. G. Keene, L. W. Johnstone, and S. J…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 9

The fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council was held last night when there were present: Aldermen E. O'Neil (Mayor), J. Brown…

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Kearsley Shire Endowment

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 4

When it was made known at Kearsley Shire meeting last Friday night in a communication from the Department of Local Government, that…

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Serum Tragedy. Commission Advises Mayor. Bundaberg

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

Dr. Kellaway, chairman of the Royal Commission, which is to inquire into the scrum tragedy, has advised the Mayor that the…

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That Broke Road. Kearsley Shire Criticised

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

Kearsley Shire Council came in for criticism in regard to the proposed Cessnock—Broke Road at a meeting of the Combined Progress Association…

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Repairs to Roads Kearsley Shire Work

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

Repair work to the Kurri Kurri Maitland Road is at present being carried out by the Kearsley Shire Council. That portion of the road…

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Damaged His Crop. Claim Against Kearsley Shire

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 3

A claim for £6 was made by J. Cox, of Kurri Kurri. against Kearsley Shire Council last Friday night Cox set out that Council’s sanitary horses…

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Refuses to Join Union. Kearsley Shire Employee

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

At Kearsley Shire meeting last Friday night Cr. Jaggard drew attention to a certain employee who refused to join the union. “When approached…

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Muswellbrook Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting. the Gasworks—an Offensive Drain—gerald Park Road—bands Wants Rotunda

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting oil the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening, when there were present: Aldermen D. Jordan (Deputy-Mayor),…

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Aftermath of Accident. Kurri Resident Claims £19 From Kearsley Shire

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 3

Claiming that the dilapidated condition of a culvert was responsible accident, Frederick Youngherr, a resident of Pelaw Main, asked…

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Beautifying Cessnock. Council Takes Action. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

Cessnock Municipal Council decided last night to call applications from landscape gardeners to advise council in the laying out and…

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Arrears of Hates Council on the Warpath

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 9

The town clerk (Mr. G. H. Cooksley) reported at last night's meeting of the Municipal Council that the following arrears of rates…

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Newcastle-Maitland Road Undertaking Too Big Council's Position

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

That the reconstruction of the Newcastle-Maitland road with the necessary bridges had proved financially to be an undertaking beyond…

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Outstanding Rates. Cessnock Council Determined to Collect. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 4

Even if it means garnisheeing wages, Cessnock Municipal Council is determined to recover its outstanding rates from defaulting…

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Speed Hogs Beware! Council After Racing Drivers. Public Must Be Protected

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

According to Ald. Brown speeding among Cessnock buses is as prevalent that it has become a menace to human safety…

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Municipal Lighting Agreement. Combined P.a. Objects to Renewal

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

Cessnock Combined Progress Association carried a resolution on Wednesday night requesting the municipal council to retrain from entering into…

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Greta. Municipal Council Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the Greats Municipal Council was held on Tuesday, when there were present-The Mayor (Alderman…

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Mayor Fined. Sequel to Betting Raid

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 9

There was a sequel to the recent raid on four local billiard saloons at the Lithgow Police Court, when William Henry Trye was fined £20,…

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Army Council's Tribute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 2

The following Army Order was issued this evening: The Army Council, on the melancholy occasion of the death of Field…

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Maitland Show. Kearsley Shire Refuses Holiday

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 3

Kearsley Shire Council on 27th ult refused the application of the Hunter River A and H. Society to declare Thursday, March 1, a public…

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